Today at 2pm ET in the East Room of the White House Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta will be first living Soldier since the Vietnam war to receive the Medal of Honor. Be sure to make an appointment to watch. Here is the LIVE streaming link

Fresh off our trip the 2010 Milbloggies in DC, we had the amazing opportunity to meet filmmaker Jake Rademacher and journalist Tom Sileo. We are thrilled to welcome them both to the show, join us for Jake Rademacher, director of the film ‘Brothers at War’ (interview begins at min 45) and Tom Sileo who writes UnknownSoldersblog.com, winner of the US Reporter category. Plus, we’ll be answering your questions – so join us!!

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Special Offer: Jake has extended a special offer for our listeners!! Use coupon code: MyMilitaryLife in the check out screen when ordering the DVD and save $2!! Plus, a $2 donation to Soldiers Angels will made!!

Support this movie and a great cause by ordering your DVD today!! It makes a wonderful Father’s Day present or the perfect item to send off in a care package. Thanks for support Jake, Brothers at War and Soldiers Angels!

When I first heard the news of the USS Nebraska loosing a Sailor, my heart just sank.

The full details have now been published as the family has been notified, so I feel safe writing about it now.

Machinist Mate 3rd Class Michael A. Gentile, of Fairfield, Maine was fatally injured last Saturday. He joined the Navy in July of 2005 and has been on board the Nebraska since Nov 06. From what I read, he was on the blue crew.

We all know the dangers of being underway, yet still this news comes a shock.

This is the husbands old boat and will always hold a special place in his heart.

My prayers and thoughts go out to the family of MM3 Gentile.

From the kitsapsun.com

Fallen Nebraska Sailor Remembered for Commitment to Work, Shipmates

Everything the USS Nebraska does from now on will be in honor of Michael Gentile, a pastor said Thursday during a memorial service for the sailor killed Saturday in an accident on the Bangor-based submarine.

Gentile died while the ballistic submarine was conducting operations off of Oahu, Hawaii. His Blue Crew remains at sea. Their families and the Gold Crew, which takes turns operating the sub, gathered at Jackson Park Community Center to remember the young man from Maine.

The 21-year-old machinist mate 3rd class was proud to be a sailor and submariner, speakers said.

When we lived in Germany, I was the officer records clerk for our post/brigade. I loved my job and one of the main reasons why was the people I served. I knew almost all of the officers on our small post and enjoyed being able to help them. They always knew that if they needed anything or had a question, I was there for them. It was such a pleasure to work with them because they were always so nice and very grateful. When the brigade deployed, my job became very slow. Sometimes the officers would email me from downrange and I would help them. Otherwise, I mainly worked with new officers that were arriving to the brigade. The first time that the rear detachment came to “pull a file” from my office, my heart sank. It took all I had to stay professional and keep from crying. They came to get the file so that they could reference the officer’s emergency contact information. Unfortunately, the same scenario played out multiple times during that deployment. It was difficult for me because these were more than just files, I knew each officer that the file represented.

I recently learned that an officer from our old brigade and post was killed in action in Iraq last month. He was one of “my” officers and I was sad to hear about his death. I know all too well that we lose more servicemembers everyday, but I just wanted to bring attention to this man today. Please pray for the friends and family that CPT Greg Dalessio leaves behind.

Murphy was the officer-in-charge of the SEAL element, which was tasked with locating a high- level Taliban militia leader to provide intelligence for a follow-on mission to capture or destroy the local leadership and disrupt enemy activity. However local Taliban sympathizers discovered the SEAL unit and immediately revealed their position to Taliban fighters. The element was besieged on a mountaintop by scores of enemy fighters. The firefight that ensued pushed the element farther into enemy territory and left all four SEALs wounded.

The SEALs fought the enemy fearlessly despite being at a tactical disadvantage and outnumbered more than four to one. Understanding the gravity of the situation and his responsibility to his men, Murphy, already wounded, deliberately and unhesitatingly moved from cover into the open where he took and returned fire while transmitting a call for help for his beleaguered teammates. Shot through the back while radioing for help, Murphy completed his transmission while returning fire. The call ultimately led to the rescue of one severely wounded team member, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell, and the recovery of the remains of Murphy and Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny Dietz and Sonar Technician 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew Axelson. read more

Marcus Lutrell, author of the book Lone Survivor on the Today Show talking about the attack and Lt. Michael P. Murphy.

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